Amt/MEP/Rh proteins conduct ammonia

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 451, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 701-707

  Winkler, Fritz K ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ammonia channel; Ammonium transport; Amt MEP Rh proteins; AmtB structure; NH3

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; HISTIDINE; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHYLAMINE PERMEASE; PERMEASE; PROTEIN AMT; RHESUS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION CONDUCTANCE; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

AMMONIA; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 32444446815     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1511-6     Document Type: Review

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